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It looks as though the GOP is turning libertarian, says Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. The tea parties it championed last week take their cue from libertarian movement shindigs, and participation was high in libertarian-leaning states like New Hampshire. The GOP’s alternative budget was a like-minded proposal, "dramatically slashing taxes while promising to balance budgets—an achievement that would only be possible if the size of the government were cut enormously."

Other signs include:

Eighty percent of Republicans think Big Government is a bigger threat to the country than Big Business, according to a Gallup survey.